Trade Statistics

Exploring South Africa’s Merchandise Trade Statistics

SARS is the legislatively empowered controlling entity for statistics on the importation and exportation of goods. Exercising this control entails record-keeping, verification, publication and analysis of trade data:

  • Explore South Africa’s Merchandise Trade Statistics through interactive visualisations and other content
  • Download the relevant data you need  
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January 2026 overview 

EXPORTS

IMPORTS

                         R155,789,540,767                         R146,475,155,047
                                                                    R9,314,385,720
Top 5 countries we exported to: Top 5 countries we imported from:
  1. China (13.6%)
  2. Germany (7.9%)
  3. United States (6.7%)
  4. United Kingdom (5.9%)
  5. Netherlands (5.8%)
  1. China (23.5%)
  2. India (7.7%)
  3. Germany (6.6%)
  4. United States (6.1%)
  5. Oman (3.1%)

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